On Being Retired 1

I had thought at one time about writing a separate blog relating my experiences on becoming a retiree. I imagined a blog with advertising that was read by thousands and then, perhaps setting up a video site and making serious money.

When I was approaching retirement age I went online to find what others had written about their experience. There was plenty of information on saving for retirement but little about the actual experience of being retired or even about investing after retirement although there was some. Don't worry about the investing stuff if you are not comfortable handling your money, there are plenty of people out there that are.

I was trying to get into the mental set and visualize what it would be like. True, I wouldn't have to get up early to go to work and deal with those issues but what is retirement really like? Well if you really want to know, Send me $50 (worth every penny) for my new book "On Being Retired." Not sure when it will be published yet because one thing I've learned is that I'd like to continue earning money but don't want to commit my time and effort to it.

One basic thing I will share. Whatever you were before retirement, you will be after retirement. I was a "things to do" list maker, organized, and always felt I had to be battling to reduce the size of the list. I tired to live without the list but wasn't comfortable trying to remember what I had to get done, even if I could put it off for days or weeks. So now I make lists.

I also worried that I would be bored and not have much to occupy myself. Perhaps someone that was totally immersed in their work would struggle with that, I have had no problem. For me, it is sometimes an issue of wanting less to do.

I have other topics I can discuss about retiring and maybe will if I am so moved. I am retired though so I'll get to it when I get to it. Meanwhile, don't forget to send me your money.